@@SamHolland you're welcome! I am waiting for black friday/cyber monday to buy the DJI Ronin SC3 Pro which also has the manual focus control thingy, do you have any input about this ? have you used it? I have the Canon R5C and it seems to be the only gimbal that's compatible for video mode.
Not gonna lie. The term “cinema camera” is losing its value. Production camera makes more sense because the title stated exactly what it’s built for. Anything can make it to the cinema. But not everything can handle a full production.
I like how you trully love your s5. I mean based on your other videos you can buy any camera you want. But you just find yourself comfortable using that s5 over anything else. That is trully rare today. Because most youtubers have most expensive cameras just because they are most expensive.
Great video - I've got my Sony A74 and Sony A73 both rigged up using mostly the same components as you - haven't made the jump to cinema lenses and manual follow focus or wireless transmission yet though. I use a comfy wooden camera grip mounted to the front 15mm rods for use handheld. A Kessler Crane Kwik Stand is also helpful mounted underneath the small rig baseplate - it helps the rig stand level when put down, adds some weight for stability (although the rig is quite heavy already!) and also has an Arca Swiss plate build into it for quick mounting - but you need the largest size one for balance if you're using handle-mounted monitors or long lenses.
Yes exactly, lumix in the cage from the smallrig needs a better mount for hdmi ports, I replaced this screw with a short one, but still not perfect for lcd
Thanks Sam! I opted for the Panasonic S prime lenses (with a Smallrig focus gear that fits them snugly) instead of the manual focus budget cinema lenses. Those are super versatile since they are pretty much all the same size and weight, and once you set them to linear focus throw, you can customise it to something like 180 or 270 degrees. I rarely need to open up the aperture, since I find the change of depth of field mid-shot distracting (except in very rare and specific circumstances where that is how you want to shoot), and instead prefer to use a Variable ND to adjust exposure when I move from indoors to outdoors. Plus the Panasonic S primes give you a very consistent look, and quite usable autofocus. Have you given them a spin yet? Love the rest of the rig, although I would personally have swapped the Ninja with the BM Video Assist 12G HDR since I prefer to grade in Resolve :)
About the hdmi clamp. Nitze have a s5 clamps that doesnt have that problem with the monitor but isnt nativly screwd to smallrig cage. You can buy an adapted but personally i prefer the nitze cage
Cable Clamp x Monitor Problem Solution: For my S5 rig i use the "SMALLRIG HDMI & USB Type C Cable Clamp for FUJIFILM X-T4 Cages - BSC2809" Its ment for the Fuji X-T4 but also works for the S5 cage from Smallrig, you have to fold your HDMI rubber flap out of the way tho.
With the HDMI Clamp, why don't you just replace the thumbscrew bolt with a smaller headed hex screw. Once the the rig's all built up it's unlikely you'd need to take that cable out again until you de-rig it. Just a thought. 🙂
Hey Sam! I noticed in 3:34 that when you try to adjust the focus, the lens has a little movement from the base because of the focus motor. I believe this affect negatively when you record.
what a nice Build i will also upgrade to V mount Batteries. I just saw the smallrig v mounts cost 320€ and more here in Germany ^^ wow thats some expensive ones.
Hey… great camera choice 👌🏻😉🎥 It all really depends on the style of video you want to make. Handheld is great for action type things where you want full control and fast movements but gimbal is great for smoother shots. It’s just harder to use and more hassle to set up. Check this out - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UOH1cWPZSzA.html
The Lumix S5 costs $700 more than the a BMPCC 4K as a base model. You can kit out a BMPCC 4K for less and have internal raw recording or external raw recording on the very cheap Samsung T5 or T7 drives for less than it will cost to get RAW on the S5.
Hi Mostly run and gun but heavy S5 with Small cage plus rig cableclamp for miceoHDMI (Wich is a must) micro HDMI- HDMI 8K adaptor for dataspeed which is always on its. on top small rig top handle With Ninja V or BM Video Assist 12G. Left side smallrig Grip Base is an usual Smallgrip with rodes. Smallrig manual for focus pull...lens are mostly.primes and maybe soon 7 artisans for L mount... I have as well a Nice cage which I want to test...I have lately tryed some vintage FD canon lens with adaptor Wich are great... Greatings from Biel/Bienne
@@SamHolland By the way Sam I noticed then when recording with S5 BRAW 5.9 K with Videoassist on 20mm kit lens I got a Wider Shot VS shotting 4K prores HQ externally with the same device?Same result with proresraw and NINJA V My questions is why? Did you notice it as well shooting pro maybe th elens diffraction inbody is croping a little bit when shooting not raw? But I like the fact that I got A wider shot with raw over HDMI... Yours Fil
“Cinema” handheld rig or gimbal for most work ? I suppose if you don’t need to walk, handheld is comfier, but as soon as you have a moving shot don’t you need a gimbal? Or would you strip down the cinema rig partially and put it on a gimbal ?
@SamHolland Sam... Please for the sake of this great build, loose the giant 970 npf battery on your monitor! At least get the Atomos AtomX Battery Eliminator; and plug into your V-Mount!
please please please use a lens support with these kind of lenses. not only for the pressure on your mont, but you can see the lens moving when you pull focus, this will change your framing, and deform bokeh.
Hey. I show you the monitor mount in this video here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zjX5NmJohdE.html but it’s the handle and monitor mount combo that makes all the difference. All the links are in the description here though 🙏🏻🎥
Why can’t it be? 10 bit colour, full frame or APS-c, high dynamic range. Video monitoring functions. The only limitation is long record times. plus, this is a mirrorless camera… however, DSLR cameras have been used to film movies along with an iPhone. Lady Gaga! 🙏🏻🎥
Hey Joe. There is actually! 🤩 some companies are starting to do the mount adapter style ND filters in front of the lens 🎥 unfortunately they didn’t arrive in time for this video but stay tuned 🙏🏻🎥
@@SamHolland ive seen them yeah. ive not seen any that offer a 0-6 stop or 0-8 stop solution. only like 2-8 stops which still means you have to take it off an on which kinda defeats the point imo
Well, Being in Hollywood as a Local 600 DP for over 20 years I have had producers and directors ask for all kinds of requests for "cinema" cameras.... Its whatever will do the job or the budget can afford to rent. As far as just talking cinema was the "aspect" of the camera "format" and cinema lenses being "T stops" and not "F stops" which is a theoretical stop of light and aT stop is an exact scientific rate of light which will match to the corresponding T stops of other lenses. Big difference in matching stops to other lenses as well as prices for cine lenses can cost 100k's over still lenses which are cheap and not as resolving. But usually its whatever the producer wants to see so he can show off to his lousy girlfriend and wannabes....
3:36 your lens is shaking by moving the focus. that is already one reason why your setup cant handle a professional setup.. imagine getting a budget of 100k and then you refocus and your image shakes
You didn’t explain the connections to the v mount power , and you didn’t include power cables in description… you just skipped over all the important tidbits 😫 .
